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Menkaura 𓇳𓏠𓂓 | |
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| Born | 26th century BCE Egypt |
| Died | c. 2503 BCE Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | 4th Dynasty |
Menkaura (died c. 2503 BCE) was the fourth ruler of the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. The Old Kingdom began to decline during his reign. He commissioned a 66-meter tall pyramid, less than half as tall as the pyramids of his father and grandfather.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.